Package

host-validation

Node.js middleware to validate Host and Referer headers in HTTP requests and protect against DNS rebinding attacks.

v2.0.1, 28 Oct 2018MITCommonJSTypes: NoneSchema validation HTTP servers and web frameworks

$ npm install host-validation

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 5.9k; -32% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 years ago; v2.0.1
GitHub stars: 194; 15 forks
Open issues / PRs: 3 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,937 downloads last week, 23,359 in the last month. The 12-month change of -32% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 2.0.1, 28 Oct 20187 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 19 Sept 20221,466 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 3
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 7

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 35 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install host-validation

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/host-validation@2.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/host-validation@2.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/host-validation@2.0.1

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
celebrate A joi validation middleware for Express.	61.5k	-	29 days ago	ESM only	-
express-joi-validation validate express application inputs and parameters using joi	16.6k	-	1 year ago	CommonJS	-
express-zod-safe TypeScript-friendly middleware designed for Express applications, leveraging the robustness of Zod schemas to validate incoming request bodies, parameters, and queries.	10k	-	5 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
express-validator Express middleware for the validator module.	1.1m	-	5 months ago	CommonJS	-
express-json-validator-middleware An Express middleware to validate requests against JSON Schemas	12.8k	-	5 months ago	CommonJS	-
express-zod-api A Typescript framework to help you get an API server up and running with I/O schema validation and custom middlewares in minutes.	12.8k	-	2 days ago	ESM only	-
express-validation express-validation is a middleware that validates a request and returns a response with errors; if any of the configured validation rules fail.	47.9k	-	2 years ago	CommonJS	-
superstruct A simple and composable way to validate data in JavaScript (and TypeScript).	4.7m	-	2 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 5937 < 10000.